You may have heard that from the mid 1800’s until 1978, the Church did not ordain men of black African descent to the Priesthood, or allow black men or women to participate in temple endowment or sealing ordinances. This is true.

Independence, Jackson County, Missouri is a household name for someone like me who grew up in the LDS faith. Because it was a headquarters for the Church in the 1830s, this location is the site of many notable historical events in LDS church history, as well as a place where significant revelations were received from the Lord.